Posts Tagged ‘Randy Johnson’
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Randy still mows ‘em down, still wows the fansMay 21st, 2008
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Whenever you’re heading out to the park, there are always questions that come up.
“Where are we sitting?”
“How much is a beer in here?”
“Wanna try to sneak down to a box?”
“They want how much for a beer?!?”
But, ultimately, there’s always one question that’s much more important. Someone always asks it, and for good reason.
“Who’s pitching tonight?”
It’s the single most exciting variable before any game. Who’s pitching. And the answer can severely swing your interest in the game. If it’s a long reliever filling in due to injury, the intrigue severely swings down, whereas a veteran, an exciting rookie or a future Hall of Famer will always lead to greater interest and, often, more butts in the seats.
I always like to know who’s pitching, and I’ve made decisions on whether or not to head out to the park based on who will take the hill, on days when I’ve been on the fence about driving out, paying for parking and buying a ticket.
Take last season’s interleague match-up against the Boston Red Sox. Saturday featured a pitching duel of Julian Tavarez against the Diamondbacks’ Micah Owings. Sunday’s game? Randy Johnson vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka. On the surface, which game sounds more interesting to you? Me, I’m a sucker for the marquee match-up.
Which brings us to a discussion of the Big Unit and his place in baseball, its history and this current version of the D-backs.